Forza Horizon 5 Trophy Guide & Roadmap

Earn all other trophies in Forza Horizon 5 to unlock Platinum (no DLC needed).

With the premium upgrade or a car pass, however, this trophy comes almost automatically, as the car pass gives you access to free vehicles and you can therefore quickly acquire free cars from the Autoshow shop for the trophy.

• Horizon Apex – Tulum Expedition, unlocks the Road Racing Challenges
• Horizon Wilds – Jungle Expedition, unlocks the Dirt Racing Challenges
• Horizon Baja – Baja Expedition, unlocks the Cross Country Racing Challenges
• Horizon Rush – Canyon Expedition, unlocks the PR Stunts Challenges
• Horizon Street Scene – Guanajuato Expedition, unlocks the Street Racing Challenges

For this trophy, choose any of these five you want to start with.

• Horizon Apex – Tulum Expedition, unlocks the Goliath Finale Event
• Horizon Wilds – Jungle Expedition, unlocks the Gauntlet Finale Event
• Horizon Baja – Baja Expedition, unlocks the Titan Finale Event
• Horizon Rush – Canyon Expedition, unlocks the Jaggernaut Finale Event
• Horizon Street Scene – Guanajuato Expedition, unlocks the Marathon Finale Event

• On a Wing and a Prayer (Horizon Apex – automatically through the story)
• Flood, Sweat and Gears (Horizon Wilds)
• Buggy and the Beast (Horizon Baja)
• Catch Me If You Canyon’ (Horizon Rush)

The Horizon Tour is an online event where you and another player compete against AI Drivatars in random difficulty levels. You will receive the trophy as soon as you have completed a tour.

To obtain this trophy, you must complete any EventLab mission. EventLab missions can be selected before each racing event. For this trophy you can play any created map,

You can obtain this trophy in various ways. The easiest way is to simply press Like after an EventLab mission.

If this does not work out, you will have to buy the car yourself. In this case, however, you have to buy the car for 2,700,000 CR. Alternatively, you can use a car voucher, which you can get for free once during the story.

“The Eliminator” is the Battle Royale mode in Forza Horizon 5 and for many players the toughest challenge in the game. The related trophy, which requires you to win a match, can be very frustrating. But with the following tips, your chances of success will significantly improve.

You start with a Level 1 car and roam freely across the map. Your goal is to find better vehicles (marked by purple smoke) and eliminate other players in head-to-head races. Winning these duels upgrades your car or lets you keep the current one. Meanwhile, the play zone keeps shrinking. At the end, the remaining players compete in one final race. Whoever reaches the finish line first wins the game!

So here is an easy way:

As soon as the match starts, look for the purple smoke, these are the mentioned car drops with higher level cars. But don’t be fooled: higher level cars don’t always mean better performance. Off-road capabilities are far more important, especially since the final race almost always goes cross-country. A highly recommended car is the Ariel Nomad (Level 6). It’s fast, nimble, and built for rough terrain. If you manage to get this car early on, you’re in a strong position! If you already have a good vehicle (like a Hoonigan), avoid unnecessary head-to-head duels. Each race carries the risk of elimination, so unless you’re confident, it’s smarter to stay mobile and scout for better cars or reposition for the final zone.

Before the final race begins (usually when 4–10 players are left), open the map and analyze your position. The destination will always lie outside the current circle, usually in the opposite direction from your current location. So if you’re on the eastern edge of the zone, expect the target finish line to be somewhere west. About 4 seconds before the final race begins, start driving in the likely direction of the finish line. As long as you have a solid vehicle, you won’t be eliminated immediately for leaving the zone a little bit earlier and this early movement can give you a massive head start.

When the final race begins, take the most direct route to the finish line. Cut across forests, hills, fields, rivers, anything!  Stick to a straight line, no matter how rough the terrain looks. The shortest distance is always the fastest, and strong off-road cars handle this perfectly. With the right strategy, and a bit of luck with the car drops, winning The Eliminator becomes much more manageable. Don’t be discouraged by early losses. With a few tries and smart planning it’s quite doable.

To unlock this trophy, you need to complete all 7 challenge cards in a single run of the Super7 mode. These are user created challenges that test your driving skills. If a challenge seems too difficult, you can skip it and draw a new one but be careful! You must finish all seven in a single session to earn the trophy. Most of the challenges aren’t that difficult. The trophy should be doable without any problems.

This trophy requires you to participate in the Festival Playlist by completing at least one activity during each of the four seasons: Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring. Complete any activity for it to count, make sure the trophy counter increases afterward. The trophy tracker shows how many of the seasons you did. Make sure you do all 4 in succession during ONE Festival Series (progress resets after 4 weeks). If you forget to do this in one week, you’d need to wait for a new Festival Playlist, thus locking you out of this trophy for a month.

Each Season lasts 1 week real time. The season changes every Thursday at 6:30 AM PST / 9:30 AM EST / 2:30 PM GMT.

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Alternative Method:

You can also unlock the trophy using custom EventLab races: Go to any race start and select the EventLab tab. Use the Search/Filter function and look for events named “Unbeatable”. These are usually 0-second races created just for fast trophy farming. Finish 6 of these to unlock the trophy easily, and yes it still counts!

To view the overall progress: open the Main Menu, navigate to the Accolades tab. Select the PR Stunts category to see completed stunts and remaining challenges. You can also track your progress on the map -> set the filter on the map for the Speed Traps etc.

Enter Rivals Events. The Rivals mode is a event where you race against other players’ best times. You will need to participate in three different Rivals events, each one within a different PI class. To count toward the trophy, you must win the event within each class, so you need to be the fastest player or at least beat the given target time for each class. For each event, choose a different PI class (such as C, B, A, S1, etc.). Make sure the same car is used across all the events, regardless of the PI class you are racing in. Adjust the car’s upgrades to meet the PI requirements for each class. Once you complete these steps and win three Rivals events in three different PI classes with the same car, the trophy will be unlocked.

If a challenge  seems too difficult, simply choose a different event. Sometimes you get lucky and find players who’ve spent over an hour completing an event. If you do the trophy in single player you’re gonna have a rough time. Simply switch to the online mode for this.

The five main Horizon Arcade themes you need to complete Round Three in are Speed, Drift, Jump, Wreckage and Air For each theme, you need to complete Round Three. This means participating in and completing the third stage of each event in these themes. Horizon Arcade events are cooperative, meaning you need to work with other players to finish the challenges. Make sure to participate in active events and contribute to completing the rounds, as it can be harder to get credit for these rounds without cooperation from others. Its doable in solo but it’s recommended to do it with at least two other players to make it much easier.

To unlock the “Min, Meet Max” trophy in Forza Horizon 5, you need to complete all non-expansion events within a Festival Playlist Series. A Series lasts for 4 Seasons (4 Weeks real time). Each Season lasts 1 Week real time.

This involves participating in and finishing all the main activities (excluding Expansion events) available during the Festival Playlist Series, which are part of the game’s regular seasonal content.

The Festival Playlist is divided into weekly series, each corresponding to a new season (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter). Each series includes a set of activities that change weekly, like races, PR stunts, and challenges. To earn the trophy, you must complete ALL of these events (excluding any Expansion-related events) in one full Festival Playlist Series. You can track your progress by accessing the Festival Playlist in the main menu. Each event will show whether you’ve completed it, so you can make sure you’re on track to finish everything required for the trophy. If you miss a challenge or do not complete one of the required events before the season ends, you cannot earn the trophy until the next series starts.

Each season in the Festival Playlist lasts for 7 real-life days and resets every week. The first season on PS5 (46th season) of Forza Horizon 5 starts on April 24, 2025. Since you cannot predict in advance whether a challenge will be easy or difficult, it’s important to plan your playtime carefully. Make sure to complete all the events and challenges within the given time frame to avoid missing out on the trophy. And again! Don’t Miss a Challenge! If you miss even one challenge, the trophy will be locked for the rest of the month until a new Festival Series appears, and you’ll have to wait until the next month’s series to try again.

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The Eagle’s Perch Danger Sign can be found at a specific location on the map, which you can easily spot by filtering for the Danger Sign icon. Once you’re there, take your Ford Supervan 3 and drive towards the jump. To earn 3 stars, you’ll need to reach a specific distance, with each star representing a different distance. You can tune the car to improve its performance.

Here is a list with all the Player Houses and how to unlock them:

• Casa Bella – free – automatically trough the story
• Lugar Transquilo – 700K Credits (or free with the paid Welcome Pack) – unlocks right after you got the free house Casa Bella
• La Casa Solariega – 1.5 Million Credits (or free with VIP) – unlocks after you got the free house Casa Bella
• Buena Esperanza – 700K Credits – unlocks after you finished the Horizon Apex Expedition
•  La Cabaña – 150K Credits – unlocks after you completed the  Horizon Baja Expedition.
•  Buenas Vistas – 2.0 Million Credits – unlocks after you completed  completed Horizon Wilds Expedition
• Hotel Castillo – 5.0 Million Credits – unlocks after you completed Horizon Street Scene Expedition

Tip: if you own the DLCs (through the Premium Edition or purchased separately with Standard/Deluxe), you can work on DLC content to get more money. Thus you can simultaneously get some DLC trophies out of the way while grinding for money.

Complete 5 Seasonal Smashable Challenges from the Festival Playlist. It specifically only counts Seasonal and not Daily challenges.

These challenges usually require you to find and smash a specific type of item around the map during a particular season. The items change depending on the current theme of the Festival Playlist, and each challenge is only available for a limited time (each season lasts 1 week real time). You can track these challenges from the Festival Playlist menu and usually get a hint or a general location where the smashables can be found. Once you’ve smashed the required number of items (often between 5–20), one challenge is complete.

Note: at the time of the PS5 version’s launch (Season 46 premiering April 24), there is no challenge to earn the trophy. You will have to check back each season (every week) if a new Seasonal Smashable Challenge has appeared. This could potentially take multiple weeks to months, especially if there are seasons (weeks) without a smashable challenge.

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However, there is an easy workaround by using player-created tracks! Simply search for the keyword “Cacti” in EventLab for player-created tracks, these have lots of Cacti lined up. There you can do it at any time regardless of what season it currently is in-game.

You can check the in-game time by opening the photo mode or looking at your HUD if active. If you’re not there during sunrise, simply idle until the time changes or use the EventLab by searching for this trophy name to skip ahead. Look for monarch butterflies fluttering around the area near the hotel. They’re small and orange, often flying close to the trees and the road. Enter photo mode by pressing and frame your car with the butterflies in view. Make sure you capture both your car and some visible butterflies in the same shot. Snap the picture, and if all conditions are met: sunrise, butterflies, hotel location, the trophy should unlock right away.

You need to take a photo that includes both the Gran Telescopio and an active dust storm. The Gran Telescopio is a large observatory located in the northwestern part of the map, on top of the volcano La Gran Caldera.

Dust storms in Forza Horizon 5 occur randomly, only during the Dry Season (Spring in the Season). These weather events reduce visibility, turn the sky orange-brownish, and fill the air with swirling sand. While the dust storm is active, drive your car to a spot where the Gran Telescopio is clearly visible. Make sure your car, the dust storm, the observatory are in the frame. Even partial visibility through the dust should be fine, as long as both elements are recognizable. Use photo mode to capture the scene. Once you snap the photo, the trophy should unlock if all conditions are met. This trophy can sadly not be earned in the EventLab. You have to do it in free-roam during the Spring Season!

Seasons change every 7 days real-time, every Thursday at 6:30 AM PST / 9:30 AM EST / 2:30 PM GMT. If it’s not Spring, check back every week until it’s Spring season.

You unlock this trophy by sending a gift drop to another player. To do this, open the main menu and select the “Gift Drop” option. From there, choose a car from your garage that you want to give away. The best approach is to gift a duplicate vehicle or a cheap car from the Autoshow. Once you select the car, you can choose who to send it to (a new player, returning player, etc.) and even leave a message. As soon as the gift is sent, the trophy will pop.

In the Trailblazers challenge you have to reach the finish line as quickly as possible after passing through the start gate. In this case, both events are located near the wetlands and coastal regions. Make sure to choose a powerful Off-Road or Rally Monster vehicle (for example a Hoonigan RS200 or a Ford Bronco) with excellent acceleration and handling over muddy or watery terrain. If needed, tune your car for optimal grip and control. You can’t attempt each Trailblazer separately. You have to do both in one go! Just make sure your combined time for both is below 3:30. You’re able to rewind if you make a mistake.

To earn this trophy, you simply need to win any event in Horizon Open. Horizon Open is the online multiplayer mode in Forza Horizon 5. You can access Horizon Open from the main menu under the Online tab. There, choose any type of an Horizon Open event. The easiest route to this trophy is typically through Open Racing, as it includes standard races that are easier to win with skill and a bit of luck. Winning means finishing first in a single race. It’s not necessary to win the entire match, so keep trying if needed. Once you cross the line in first place in any Horizon Open event, the trophy will unlock.

To unlock this trophy, you need to find all Treasure Chests that appear during a single Festival Playlist Series. Each Series in Forza Horizon 5 runs for four weeks, with a new Treasure Hunt challenge typically appearing in one of the weekly seasonal playlists. To complete this trophy just solve the Treasure Hunt clue (a riddle or challenge). Every week it’s a completely new challenge.

Complete the required task (usually a race, stunt, or in-game activity). Once completed, a red circle will appear on your map indicating the area where the Treasure Chest is hidden. Drive to that area, locate the chest, and smash it. You must do this for every week in a single Series which lasts for 4 weeks real time (Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter). Missing even one chest will mean the trophy can’t be unlocked until the next Series begins.

Be aware: If a week expires and the chest wasn’t found, you’ll need to wait until the next Festival Series to try again! Plan ahead, check the Festival Playlist weekly, and don’t miss any seasonal Treasure Hunts or you have to wait!

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Finish 5 Horizon Tour Race Events in first place, ahead of all Drivatars in each race. Horizon Tour is a cooperative multiplayer mode in Forza Horizon 5, where you team up with other real players to race against AI opponents (Drivatars) in a series of events across the map. Access the Horizon Tour via the main Horizon Festival site, the World Map or from the Online tab in the main menu. Then win the match against the AI ​​opponents. It is important that you always finish ahead of the AI ​​opponents. It doesn’t matter whether your co-op partner reaches the finish line. It’s all about you making it before the Drivatars do.